Integrated Handle Assembly for Anchor Delivery System

• US 20140005473A1
• Filed: 09/03/2013
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Teleflex Life Sciences Limited (Teleflex Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: NeoTract, Inc. (Teleflex Incorporated)
• Inventors: Catanese, Joseph III, McLean, Matthew, Lamson, Theodore C., Nagpurkar, Amik, Merrick, Daniel, Makower, Joshua, Vidal, Claude, Redmond, Russell J., Collinson, Michael, Barham, Mitchell C., West, Scott
• Application Number:
  US14/016,984
• Publication Number:
  US 20140005473A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/37
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/00234 for minimally invasive surgery A61B17/0218, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12013, A61B17/1285, A61B17/29, A61B17/320016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0218 for minimally invasive surgery A61B17/0281, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12013, A61B17/1285, A61B17/29, A61B17/320016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0401 Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors A61B17/0642 takes precedence; fixation devices for tendons or ligaments A61F2/0811
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0467 Instruments for cutting sutures surgical cutting instruments A61B17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0469 Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0482 Needle or suture guides guides for drills, pins or wire A61B17/17; for puncturing needles A61B17/3403
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0487 Suture clamps, clips or locks, e.g. for replacing suture knots; Instruments for applying or removing suture clamps, clips or locks suture anchors A61B17/0401; wound clamps or clips A61B17/08; ligaturing clamps or clips A61B17/122
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0625 the needle being specially adapted to interact with the manipulator, e.g. being ridged to snap fit in a hole of the manipulator A61B17/06109 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/10 for applying or removing wound clamps, e.g. containing only one clamp or staple A61B17/076 takes precedence; containing multiple wound clamps A61B17/068; Wound clamp magazines containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or with special means for dispensing contents B65D83/00, B65D85/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/32 Surgical cutting instruments A61B18/042 takes precedence; suture cutters A61B17/0467; instruments for ligaturing or cutting A61B17/128; instruments for rupturing the amniotic membrane A61B17/4208; specially adapted knives for eye surgery A61F9/0133
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/3468 for implanting or removing devices, e.g. prostheses, implants, seeds, wires devices for implanting seeds A61M37/0069
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/3478 Endoscopic needles, e.g. for infusion biopsy needles A61B10/0233; catheters with injection needles A61M25/0067
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/42 Gynaecological or obstetrical instruments or methods ligaturing clamps or clips for the umbilical cord A61B17/122; curettage A61B17/320708; dilators A61M29/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00022 Sensing or detecting at the treatment site
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00274 Prostate operation, e.g. prostatectomy, turp, bhp treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0046 with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable for prosthetic joint-implanting tools A61F2/4603
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00792 Plastic surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00796 Breast surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00805 Treatment of female stress urinary incontinence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0404 Buttons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0409 : Instruments for applying suture anchors for applying suture clamps, clips or locks A61B2017/0488
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0417 : T-fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0419 : H-fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/045 : snug fit within the anchor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0454 : the anchor being crimped or clamped on the suture
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0464 : for soft tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0488 : Instruments for applying suture clamps, clips or locks for applying suture anchors A61B2017/0409; for applying wound clamps A61B17/10; for applying ligaturing clamps or clips A61B17/128
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/06052 : Needle-suture combinations in which a suture is extending inside a hollow tubular needle, e.g. over the entire length of the needle hollow suture needles A61B2017/061
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/06176 : with protrusions, e.g. barbs
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0688 : Packages or dispensers for surgical staplers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00547 : Prostate
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0022 : placed deep in the body opening occluding blood vessels by internal devices A61B17/12022
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0045 : Support slings
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0063 : Implantable repair or support meshes, e.g. hernia meshes

Abstract

Integrated systems and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for such purposes.

Claims

1-82. -82. (canceled)

83. An anchor assembly configured to be delivered via a delivery device, comprising:

a connector;

a first anchor configured to be joined to the connector; and

a second anchor comprising a tubular portion and a tail portion, wherein the tail portion is constrained by the delivery device to a generally straight configuration with respect to the tubular portion when introduced to a target area and wherein the tail portion is deployed to a generally orthogonal configuration with respect to the tubular portion.

84. The anchor assembly of claim 83 wherein the second anchor further comprises a middle portion.

85. The anchor assembly of claim 84 wherein the middle portion has a width less than the tubular portion.

86. The anchor assembly of claim 84 further comprising a connecting portion positioned between the middle portion and the tail portion.

87. The anchor assembly of claim 86 wherein the connecting portion has a width less than the tail portion.

88. The anchor assembly of claim 86 wherein the connecting portion comprises a resilient material.

89. The anchor assembly of claim 86 wherein the connecting portion is configured to move the tail portion from a generally straight configuration with respect to the tubular portion when introduced to a target area to a generally orthogonal configuration with respect to the tubular portion when the second anchor is deployed.

90. The anchor assembly of claim 83 wherein the tail portion comprises a section of a tubular member.

91. The anchor assembly of claim 84 wherein the middle portion comprises a section of a tubular member.

92. An anchor assembly configured to be delivered via a delivery device, comprising:

a connector;

a first anchor configured to be attached to the connector; and

a second anchor formed from a tubular member and comprising a joining portion, a middle portion, and a tail portion wherein the tail portion is constrained by the delivery device to a generally linear configuration with respect to the joining portion when introduced to a target area and wherein the tail portion is deployed to a generally orthogonal configuration with respect to the joining portion.

93. The anchor assembly of claim 92 wherein the joining portion of the second anchor is attached to the connector.

94. The anchor assembly of claim 92 wherein the middle portion has a cross-section that is less than a full cross-section of the tubular member.

95. The anchor assembly of claim 92 wherein the tail portion has a cross-section that is less than a full cross-section of the tubular member.

96. The anchor assembly of claim 92 wherein the middle portion further comprises a spring portion.

97. The anchor assembly of claim 96 wherein the spring portion is configured to deflect the tail portion to the generally orthogonal configuration when the second anchor is deployed.

98. An anchor component for use in an anchor assembly delivered to a patient via a delivery device, comprising:

a head section having a tubular cross-section and configured to be joined to a suture;

a middle section having a semi-tubular cross-section; and

a tail section having a semi-tubular cross-section, wherein the tail section is configured to be orthogonal to the head section when the anchor component is in an unconstrained state.

99. The anchor component of claim 98 wherein the head section is configured to be joined to the suture by placing the suture partially within an interior space of the head section.

100. The anchor component of claim 98 wherein the middle section further comprises a spring section configured to be generally parallel to the head section when the anchor component is constrained by the delivery device.

101. The anchor component of claim 100 wherein the spring section adopts a curved configuration when the anchor component is in an unconstrained state.

102. The anchor component of claim 100 wherein the spring section has a cross-section with a width less than the width of the cross-section of the tail section.